Ministry of Sports (Brazil)

Ministry of Sports

Portuguese: Ministério do Esporte
Agency overview
Formed	1 January 1995; 30 years ago (1995-01-01)
Type	Ministry
Jurisdiction	Federal government of Brazil
Headquarters	Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco A Brasília, Federal District
Annual budget	$937,3 m BRL (2023)[1]
Agency executives	André Fufuca, Minister Antonio Paulo Vogel, Executive-Secretary Paulo Henrique Cordeiro, Secretary of Amateur Sports, Education, Leisure and Social Inclusion Iziane Marques, Secretary of High Development Sports Fabio Lima de Araujo, Secretary of Parasports Athirson Mazzoli e Oliveira, Secretary of Football and Defense of Fan Rights
Website	www.gov.br/esporte

The Ministry of Sports (Portuguese: Ministério do Esporte) is a cabinet-level federal ministry in Brazil. It was established in 1995 as the "Special Ministry of Sports"; in 1998, this became the "Ministry of Sports and Tourism". In 2003, the Ministry of Tourism was separated from its portfolio. The cabinet was extinct by Jair Bolsonaro in 2019, folded into the Ministry of Citizenship,^[2] and was restored by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in 2023.^[3]

The Ministry directs the National Institute of Sport Development.

Ministers

No.	Portrait	Minister	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party		President
1		Pelé (1940–2022)	1 January 1995 (1995-01-01)	30 April 1998 (1998-04-30)	3 years, 119 days		Independent	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)
2		Rafael Greca (born 1956)	1 January 1999 (1999-01-01)	5 May 2000 (2000-05-05)	1 year, 125 days		PFL	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)
3		Carlos Melles (born 1947)	9 May 2000 (2000-05-09)	8 March 2002 (2002-03-08)	1 year, 303 days		PFL	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)
4		Caio Cibella de Carvalho (born 1951)	8 March 2002 (2002-03-08)	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	299 days		Independent	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)
5		Agnelo Queiroz (born 1958)	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	31 March 2006 (2006-03-31)	3 years, 89 days		PT	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)
6		Orlando Silva (born 1971)	31 March 2006 (2006-03-31)	26 October 2011 (2011-10-26)	5 years, 209 days		PCdoB	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) Dilma Rousseff (PT)
7		Aldo Rebelo (born 1956)	26 October 2011 (2011-10-26)	1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)	3 years, 67 days		PCdoB	Dilma Rousseff (PT)
8		George Hilton (born 1971)	1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)	23 March 2016 (2016-03-23)	1 year, 82 days		PT	Dilma Rousseff (PT)
9		Ricardo Leyser (born 1970)	31 March 2016 (2016-03-31)	12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)	42 days		PCdoB	Dilma Rousseff (PT)
10		Leonardo Picciani (born 1979)	12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)	6 April 2018 (2018-04-06)	1 year, 329 days		MDB	Michel Temer (MDB)
11		Leandro Cruz (born 1969)	6 April 2018 (2018-04-06)	1 January 2019 (2019-01-01)	270 days		Independent	Michel Temer (MDB)
12		Ana Moser (born 1968)	1 January 2023 (2023-01-01)	13 September 2023 (2023-09-13)	255 days		Independent	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)
13		André Fufuca (born 1989)	13 September 2023 (2023-09-13)	Incumbent	1 year, 223 days		PP	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)

See also

• Other ministries of Sport

References

1. "Portaria do MPO adapta orçamento para 2023". Ministério do Planejamento e Orçamento (in Brazilian Portuguese). 16 February 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
2. "Governo Bolsonaro anuncia que terá 22 ministros; 7 ministérios serão extintos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-12-17.
3. Ana Moser comandará Esporte com desafio de reconduzir pasta ao status de ministério

External links

• Official website (in Portuguese)